Chargers RB Matthews breaks clavicle

[Dudeness]

1st team should get one series. I honestly don't think Palmer, DMC, DHB, should play..

[Rodney]

It just takes one play or one hit, you could be the healthiest strongest athlete in the world. On any giving play, it could be your last, just don't see the reward in taking a risk in losing McFadden for a preseason game. That's all I was thinking.

[1999]

6 weeks for this injury is very generous.

Agreed.

[raiderrocker18]

The Chargers probably already had the least overall talent on their roster in our division, and losing Mathews is a serious blow for them. However, lets not forget its usually Rivers that kills us (at least since LT left). Considering the Chargers open against the Raiders, Titans, Falcons, and Chiefs (4 winnable, yet not easy, games), this injury could really cripple them early on if he misses 3 of those.

[Mr Terrific]

RB getting hurt? no way!

[16 to 88]

That's too bad.

Sorry to hear that. Good luck on a speedy recovery and look forward to playing you later in the season Ryan!

[cheapshotartist]

For some reason i dont give a sh1t.

You guys need to nut up, the enemy has lost their starting running back for im sure will be at least 2 months. The guy is not dead, injuries happen

Word, sh!t happens he plays for the bolts *uck him.

[trur8r]

Raiders should take note and not play McFadden in the Pre-Season.

[RaiderFunk]

hope he gets well soon.....I don't want to hear no excuses!

[BVJ]

The idea of "aww man, I wanted to beat them at full strength" is for a lack of words, retarded. All teams suffer injuries.

[cheapshotartist]

hope he gets well soon.....I don't want to hear no excuses!

Word, just win baby.

[Raider Ran]

Good for us sucks for them. It is football. Sh1t happens.

[foodisgood70]

1st team should get one series. I honestly don't think Palmer, DMC, DHB, should play..

I disagree. They need tp play (if only for a bit) to get their timing down during in-game scenarios. I want them working out the kinks in preseason, not the regular season.

[BVJ]

Good for us sucks for them. It is football. Sh1t happens.

Right. Rest of league didnt give a rats ass when dmc went down.

[B. anthracis]

Really? Honestly if a guy can't make it through one series of a preseason game may as well put him in a protective bubble. It's a violent game and guys get injured. If McFadden can't make it through a few carries in a preseason game it's probably best to know now to get the phone lines open to Benson's agent. Now I'm not saying that the team needs to feed McFadden lots of carries in preseason but you can't walk around eggshells with your football players. If you don't think the focal player of your offense isn't up to the task of making it through a couple of series in the preseason then I would have serious issues with the coaching and management of the team.

As far as Matthews goes this is a tough injury for a RB that takes constant punishment and like McFadden he's a focal point of that offense. Tough break for the Chargers but there won't be any tears from me as that's football and I hope for an 0-16 season for Rivers and company.

Damn right. Charger, Chief, and Donk fans are all hoping that McFadden gets injured again. As a matter of fact, they're counting on it. I don't recall any of them being sorry that we lost McFadden and Campbell. Chief fans are still bragging about their 28-0 win over us last year (what a joke). They were glad our key players were injured.

I won't shed a tear if Peyton Manning or Philip Rivers goes down with a season ending injury. The same goes with any players on any team. We dealt with it last year more than any other team and no one cut us any slack.

As for McFadden, if he's on the team he needs to play. End of story.